WELL · 42-481-33668 · DISTRICT 3
Swanson C. & Sons #3
Wharton County · Louise North (Swanson 2900) field · Vertical
Swanson C. & Sons #3 (API 42-481-33668) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged March 31, 2015, last operated by Britting Dean.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1993 and 1997, permitted to 5,450 ft.
It was permitted by Clay Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Britting Dean on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Clay Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita, KS · P-5 Y, filed Nov 7, 2014 · (316) 733-8996
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Britting Dean |
| Production reports | Clay Exploration, Inc.through Dec 1996 |
| Latest permit | Clay Exploration, Inc.Jan 29, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,450
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 29, 1997
- last permit issued
- Sep 18, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 563K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1993 THROUGH Mar 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 18, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 31, 2015
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swanson, C. & Sons G-3-161677 | Louise, North (Swanson 2900) | Britting, Dean | 1 | 0 | 285 | Sep 1996 – Mar 2015 |
| Swanson, C. & Sons G-3-148089 | Alwan (Frio 4700) | Clay Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 562K | Dec 1993 – Sep 1996 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Conoco Inc.Dec 1993 → Jan 1995
- 2S & P Energy, Inc.Mar 1995 → Mar 1995
- 3Clay Exploration, Inc.Dec 1996 → Dec 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457966-99 | Recompletion | Clay Exploration, Inc. | Jan 29, 1997 | Jan 29, 1997 | Aug 1, 1996 | 4,675 |
| 418535-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Nov 22, 1993 | Nov 23, 1993 | Nov 29, 1993 | 5,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-148089 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-161677 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 117 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,057 | 3,059 | Perforated |
| 3,061 | 3,065 | Perforated |
| 4,677 | 4,687 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 505 | 12.25 | 265 S |
| 4.5 | 4,837 | 6.75 | 805 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 4, 1997 | Jan 31, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 22, 1994 | Jan 10, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1994 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-481-33668 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33668 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000087398 | H-1 Injection | Canceled Feb 14, 2013 | 1,500 | 0 | 3,001–3,666 |
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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